Xu Taiping nodded.
Then, with a swish, he slashed out, severing the spider silk suspending the man.
The Blood Demon Spider on the web above seemed to sense danger. It lingered no longer, scurrying along the overhead webs toward the forest.
"Daoist Priest, you can't... you can't let that Blood Demon Spider escape. It'll... it'll alert the other Blood Demon Spiders and the Young Master of Blood Spider Valley!"
The weakened Cao Qianhu struggled desperately to warn Xu Taiping.
"No need to rush."
Xu Taiping nodded, then raised a hand and pressed his thumb against his middle finger. The instant a ball of flame spilled from his nail, he flicked it gently in the direction the Blood Spider had fled.
Boom!
The ball of flame shot from Xu Taiping's fingertip, flying straight toward the Blood Spider.
After striking the Blood Demon Spider, it exploded, erupting into a mass of roaring flames.
In mere moments, it burned the Blood Spider and that small patch of forest to nothing.
At the sight, the dumbstruck Cao Qianhu's throat bobbed as he swallowed.
"Are... are you... could you be a cultivator?"
He put the question to the young man with a trace of fear in his voice.
Xu Taiping did not answer. Instead, he took a small porcelain bottle from his sleeve, drew out a vermilion pill, and offered it to the guard.
"A Minor Restoration Pill. It restores qi and blood. Take it."
The guard froze for a moment, then snatched the pill and stuffed it into his mouth.
Minor Restoration Pills were pills the Azure Profound Sect issued to its Inner Sect Disciples. They served only to heal injuries and restore qi and blood, and were of little use to Xu Taiping now.
To the guard, however, it was undoubtedly an immortal